17 certified · Median $100,588 a year · Washington, DC
Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
8
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
9
0
0
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$85,000
Median
$100,588
75th percentile
$113,568
A year, from 17 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Scientist, Earth SciencesAtmospheric and Space Scientists · median $113,5687
Scientist, Planetary SciencesAstronomers · median $100,5892
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $99,3492
Sr. Scientist, Quantum Information SciencesComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $167,0002
Associate Scientist, AstronomyAstronomers · median $85,0001
Associate Scientist, Quantum SciencesComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $109,2541
Postdoctoral Researcher, ScienceAstronomers · median $70,0001
Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher, ScienceAstronomers · median $72,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.